cam in English
- CAM⇄CAM(no periods),
computer-aided manufacture.
Ex. In CAM, the final description of the product that the computer decides upon is fed, in computer code, to a machine tool which shapes the finished object (New Scientist). - cam⇄cam, noun.
a noncircular wheel mounted on a shaft that changes a regular circular motion into an irregular circular motion or into a back-and-forth motion. Cams are used to vary the speed of some mechanisms or change the direction of their movement.